A.J. Pierzynski hit an RBI triple in the bottom of the 10th inning and the Boston Red Sox — on their fourth manager of the night following a string of ejections — beat the Tampa Bay Rays 4-3 Friday in the latest testy game between the teams.

Jonny Gomes scored the winning run. He fittingly reached base when he was hit by a pitch, a common theme that led to one bench-clearing scrum and nearly as many ejections as runs.

These teams have a long history of bad blood, and Friday night was the latest chapter.

Price hit David Ortiz in the hip on his first pitch to the Boston slugger in the first inning. That led to warnings for both benches and the ejection of Red Sox manager John Farrell when he came out to argue.

Price plunked Mike Carp in the fourth, igniting the tensions again as players rushed from both dugouts for a round of pushing and shoving, but no punching. Price was not ejected, which infuriated bench coach Torey Luvollo enough to get him tossed and sent to join Farrell in the clubhouse.

Boston retaliated in the sixth when Brandon Workman threw a high pitch behind Rays slugger Evan Longoria, who was visibly upset. Longoria and Pierzynski had a conversation at home plate, and a handful of players from both dugouts ventured a few steps onto the field, but no trouble ensued.

Workman was ejected and third base coach Brian Butterfield was automatically tossed with him, leaving hitting coach Greg Colbrunn as the fourth Red Sox skipper of the night.

The last-place Rays had won five straight against the Red Sox, including a three-game sweep last weekend. The Red Sox vented some of the frustration during a bench-clearing dustup Sunday at Tampa Bay.